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but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes, though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi saw no problem. >> he's an american. if he has a point of view he can bring attention to an important issue like immigration. >> reporter: republicans said colbert mocked the process. >> if you don't know they were illegal there may have been legal workers there. is that correct? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: privately some worried the spectacle would fan the flames of voter disgust at a time when the electorate is on edge. >> whatever the spanish word for mano is. >> reporter: on thursday night what should have been a candidate debate turned into fight night in vegas as audience members broke into a scuffle tradinging punches while the se
but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes, though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi saw no problem. >> he's an american. if he has a point of view he can bring attention...
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. >> a funny take as far as political sat ire from stephen colbert who testified on immigration and even he managed to get a little serious at times. >> swarmed by media, colbert had barely taken a seat when a congressman tried to kick him out for attracting too much attention and detracking from their work. >> i'm not asking you not to talk. i'm asking you to leave the committee room completely and submit your statement instead. >> he was eventually allowed to stay. he did submit comments and went off script with his wit. >> i'm happy to use my celebrity to draw attention to this complicated issue and i hope my star power can bump the hearings all the way up to c-span 1. >> he felt qualified to testify because he spent a dayworking on a farm which was featured on the colbert report. >> you are not qualified. >> thank god! can i go home now? >> he said his experience gave him understanding of why americans don't seek jobs mostly held by migrant workers. >> i break into a cold sweat at the sight of a salad bar. >> he was asked why he took up the cause. >> i like talking about people who d
. >> a funny take as far as political sat ire from stephen colbert who testified on immigration and even he managed to get a little serious at times. >> swarmed by media, colbert had barely taken a seat when a congressman tried to kick him out for attracting too much attention and detracking from their work. >> i'm not asking you not to talk. i'm asking you to leave the committee room completely and submit your statement instead. >> he was eventually allowed to stay. he...
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the 39-year-old, stephen broedy is expected to be released sometime today. >>> and the owner of the segway company is dead after falling off of a cliff riding one of the machines. the 62-year-old was testing a cross-country version of a segway near his estate in england sunday when he lost control of it. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,112 after falling 48 points yesterday. the s&p last 6 points and the nasdaq fell 11. taking a look at overseas trading. tokyo, sank 107 points. in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 230. >>> on the heels of a strong rally yesterday, wall street investors took a pause. however, corporate dealmakers were busy. dallas based southwest airlines bought airtran for $1.4 billion. despite the rumblings of higher ticket prices, airtran soared 61% while southwest shot up nearly 9%. >>> more ma action on the streets. alberta shares jumped after unilever discussed adding v05 to its lineup. >>> elsewhere, overseas, walmart is looking to expand oversees to buy south african retailer mass mart. research in motion is h
the 39-year-old, stephen broedy is expected to be released sometime today. >>> and the owner of the segway company is dead after falling off of a cliff riding one of the machines. the 62-year-old was testing a cross-country version of a segway near his estate in england sunday when he lost control of it. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,112 after falling 48 points yesterday. the s&p last 6 points and the nasdaq fell...
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why stephen colbert is preparing to testify before congress. >>> could human error have talksed "the titanic" to sink? the new claims from a of a e of a high-ranking officer on that ship. and the sacramento politicians just gave these same corporations a new billion dollar handout... paid for by cuts to education and public safety with no guarantee of creating one new job. but we can change this by voting yes on proposition 24. prop 24 repeals the billion dollar giveaway and protects our schools and communities. yes on prop 24. it's time to give us a break... not the big corporations. what were the facts? fact: march 7, 2000. brown asks voters for new mayoral power to appoint school board members. he gets it, and promises better schools. but the drop out rate increases 50%. the school budget goes into a 100 million dollar deficit. the schools become so bad the state has to take them over. it was "largely a bust," he admitted. jerry brown. failure as governor. failure as mayor. failure we can't afford now. >>> a huge recall of baby formula to tell you about tonight. abbott labs says u
why stephen colbert is preparing to testify before congress. >>> could human error have talksed "the titanic" to sink? the new claims from a of a e of a high-ranking officer on that ship. and the sacramento politicians just gave these same corporations a new billion dollar handout... paid for by cuts to education and public safety with no guarantee of creating one new job. but we can change this by voting yes on proposition 24. prop 24 repeals the billion dollar giveaway and...
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stephen, good morning, i apologize, i was running. >> running is good for you. >> running in and out. why did you write this book? >> because i thought this was an enormous accomplishment by the obama administration. a singular accomplishment for which there was a beginning, a middle and almost an end and i thought the country deserved to understand. >> you're a guy who does not need the money, you do not need the attention, you don't need trouble and you know that you have talked about some of the things in this book that are going to capture some headlines and as a smart guy, you knew those would capture attention. did you think about it? >> i thought people would take a look at the book in its entirety. it was not some effort to telltales or talk out of school. >> but you do include some anecdotes of some interactions that you had with some key members of the administration. rahm emanuel denies some of the things that you say he said in the book, but one thing in particular you talk about buy it was important to bail out gm is that there were thousands of union jobs. and you say he
stephen, good morning, i apologize, i was running. >> running is good for you. >> running in and out. why did you write this book? >> because i thought this was an enormous accomplishment by the obama administration. a singular accomplishment for which there was a beginning, a middle and almost an end and i thought the country deserved to understand. >> you're a guy who does not need the money, you do not need the attention, you don't need trouble and you know that you...
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this ones from stephen prince. "jimmy, i've a always wondered how long it would take for someone to put their face through a wall of saran wrap. can you find out?" [ light laughter ] sounds good. let's find out. cory, what do you think? ♪ good to see you cory. >> hey jimmy. >> jimmy: nice to see you, buddy. i see you are all dressed up. >> jimmy: all dress up and ready to go. no, looks good. [ cheers and applause ] can you help us find out how long it takes? >> yeah. i'm ready to do this. >> jimmy: all right, get in to position, buddy. >> okay. here we go. >> jimmy: here we go. all right. let's turn on the clock. get in your position. on your mark, get set, go! [ drum roll ] [ muffled yelling ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: are you okay? >> yeah, i'm good. i'm good. >> jimmy: all right. good, buddy. all right, good. how much was that? how much time? 15 seconds? 15 seconds. all right, that's good. we figured it out. there you go. hope that helps you out there, buddy. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> j
this ones from stephen prince. "jimmy, i've a always wondered how long it would take for someone to put their face through a wall of saran wrap. can you find out?" [ light laughter ] sounds good. let's find out. cory, what do you think? ♪ good to see you cory. >> hey jimmy. >> jimmy: nice to see you, buddy. i see you are all dressed up. >> jimmy: all dress up and ready to go. no, looks good. [ cheers and applause ] can you help us find out how long it takes?...
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. >> meet members of stephen's class of 2014. >> so what's your major. >> some are a little stand offish. >> camera shy are we? >> actually, they're not students. their owners are. >> this is chester. this is corey. >> this one college has allowed pets on campus since 2004. around here, bags aren't always for books. seriescy hall is the school's first dorm entirely populated by more than 40 students and pets. pet central. there's a kennel in the basement complete with a doggie sport. >> standard equipment in this dorm, a lint roller. pressure man megan mcgill is away from her family for the first time. >> what does it mean to have him here with you at college? >> he's like a piece of home. >> nicole crowe is her foster parent while he waits to be adopted from a local shelter. nicole is a transfer student from iowa state university. >> did you have a pet there? >> no, i had a roommate. >> which do you prefer? >> the pet. nothing against the roommate. >> classrooms are pet free zones. when it's class time for the students, their pets can come to doggy daycare. know of any good parties this
. >> meet members of stephen's class of 2014. >> so what's your major. >> some are a little stand offish. >> camera shy are we? >> actually, they're not students. their owners are. >> this is chester. this is corey. >> this one college has allowed pets on campus since 2004. around here, bags aren't always for books. seriescy hall is the school's first dorm entirely populated by more than 40 students and pets. pet central. there's a kennel in the...
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stephen colbert will testify tomorrow as well as the president of the united farm workers. he spent a dayworking in a vegetable farm in new york state. that aired last night and featured an interview with local democrats. >> this new campaign of the farm workers is so interesting. take our jobs please. >> 'do you think so few americans have taken up this challenge? >> it's tough dirty work. >> are you saying americans are not tough? >> it's hot. >> agriculture workers will lobby for the jobs bill, but it's unclear if colbert will appear or be there as himself or in character. the hearing is tomorrow. >> cal graduate and detainee sarah shourd will be hitting the wear waves on the oprah winfrey show. sarah's motherer will join her for the interview. bauer and fattal remain in prison. >> good morning, brent and laura. first we will have an overview towards the bay bridge. volume starting to pick up before 5:30 where we see the freeways start to show slow downs. highway 4 and highway 24. the approach because christie smith has been in downtown orinda with a gas main leak. that'
stephen colbert will testify tomorrow as well as the president of the united farm workers. he spent a dayworking in a vegetable farm in new york state. that aired last night and featured an interview with local democrats. >> this new campaign of the farm workers is so interesting. take our jobs please. >> 'do you think so few americans have taken up this challenge? >> it's tough dirty work. >> are you saying americans are not tough? >> it's hot. >>...